Dedicated DA9 Q & A thread

**stevo716** · 26-03-2012 10:17 PM

hmm, that sounds like when screwed up my toe in the car.....
tyres startin screechin goin straight and when u turned wheels felt rele loose

if ones in negative, meaning ur bushes have gone? try replacing them first maybe?
just compared to spending $500 on a traction bar :P

**menacer** · 27-03-2012 07:50 AM

yea thought about it but traction bar will make life easier at turbo time.

**stocky** · 30-03-2012 10:21 PM

Ive got a set of adjustable castor rods from my previous setup that I can sell you, it will allow a fair bit of castor adjustment. Im using a ktuned traction bar with heim joints, its noisy but solid

**menacer** · 31-03-2012 05:46 PM

nah tis all good bud will go with traction bar me thinks...

anyway on another topic aftermarket headlights... are there any options in the country or is it usa all the way?
if so how well do they work over here, as in do they point close enough to the right spot?

**menacer** · 02-04-2012 06:11 PM

^^any input would be much appriciated on this one guys...

**mooshie** · 02-04-2012 07:50 PM

why do you want aftermarket ones? OEM looks best me thinks on an otherwise standard looking car (post up some pics?) there is nothing local, but plenty of options available from eBay or US online stores, IMO dont get the projectors! the clear ones with either chrome or black housing look ok though. I believe that you will need to do some minor re wiring as they are designed to replace the USDM glass headlights but pretty easy to figure out. I would think that they should be adjustable enough that you could correct them to the right angle and not be high beaming them cos they are designed for the other side of the road.

**mooshie** · 02-04-2012 08:11 PM

thought I would post up some pics of my recent purchases thanks to Stevo, lookingforboost and kikxz.

Whiteline 18mm solid rear swaybar, 1,6kg for the standard item and i can bend it with my hands as compared to 3.5kg for this thing and stiff as.. Thought I would try it out for a while before upgrading to an ASR setup sometime in the future. makes a HUGE difference to the handling of the car, I cant believe I lasted so long without one..

Type R S80 '98 internals, need a new final drive but they including LSD will be going in to the YS1 case from Stevo. Also full trailing arm setup with replaced RTA bush

Ogura clutch to go with the YS1 box, I am currently running a Y1 in the DA9T and spline size is different to all post-'92 B series boxes

JG Edelbrock VictorX manifold and 68mm TB, hopefully will be good for the turbo top end, low down torque is not an issue so can afford to lose the dual stage runners

and my new very slow project... needs a lot of work but already has a B16A, just wanted something unique and have to feed my DA obsession! working on getting it registered in SA at the moment, major issues are 3rd gear crunch and rear main seal needs replace, fix dodgy repair job on the rear quarter panel and replace trailing arm bushes (hence other purchase..) although i didnt know that at the time! bad photo but yes there are 4 doors.

also got some aftermarket visors and a couple of other bits and pieces. aside from the sway bar, nothing else much is going to happen while I work on the DA5 and try I am supposed to be saving money for a 6 week trip to China in August, then getting married in Feb, hopefully I get a good bonus this year so I can afford to fix all this up before installing!

**Bludger** · 02-04-2012 08:15 PM

what you doing with old y1?

**mooshie** · 02-04-2012 08:22 PM

At this stage it will be staying in the car at least until September, needs a bit of fixing up itself but still runs ok for the time being. After that, dont really know, I will probably have fixed up the J1 from the 5 by then so probably wont have a need for it anymore

**Bludger** · 02-04-2012 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by mooshie

At this stage it will be staying in the car at least until September, needs a bit of fixing up itself but still runs ok for the time being. After that, dont really know, I will probably have fixed up the J1 from the 5 by then so probably wont have a need for it anymore

keep us posted

I'm on the lookout.

**mooshie** · 02-04-2012 08:27 PM

no worries, got a S1 from the red LS i need to get rid of... if you like looong ratios! thinking about taking the 5th gear from that and putting it with the other S80 gears, with the 4.7 final drive it should do about 3500-3600 at 110kmh I reckon as compared to about 3800-3900 for the Type R 5th?

**Bludger** · 02-04-2012 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by mooshie

no worries, got a S1 from the red LS i need to get rid of... if you like looong ratios! thinking about taking the 5th gear from that and putting it with the other S80 gears, with the 4.7 final drive it should do about 3500-3600 at 110kmh I reckon as compared to about 3800-3900 for the Type R 5th?

type R 5th is 100km/h 3500
120km/h 4000

with 4.7 FD of course.